Molding machine



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Patented duly 14, 1925.

Aunirsi) 'STATES IPATENT OFFICE.

EVERETTE A. WATKINS, OF WICHITA, KANSAS, AFSgSIGNOR TO THE WATKINSV MAN FACTURING COMPANY, OF WICHITA, KANSAS, A CORPORATION F. KANSAS.

. MOLDING MACHINE.

Application led October 13, 1924. Serial No. 743,341.

To all who/m, it may concern.:

Be it known that l, EVERETTE A. WATKINS, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Wichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Molding Machines, of which the following is a specificationl l f My invention relates to molding apparatus and has particular reference to improvements in the machine disclosed in my prior Patent 1,515,002 for use in casting Babbitt or like metal bearings in connecting rods and other machine elements, my present purpose being to'provide a machine that retains all of the advantages of my prior machine and that, in addition, is adjustable to accurately accommodate connecting ro'ds and other ma chine elements of different sizes.

My inventive idea is capable of embodiment in diiferentmechanical structures, one

of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but it is to be understood 'that the structure herein shown is'inerely intended as a disclosure ofthe essential features and novel characteristics of my invention in a preferred form and that its scope is as defined in the appended claims.

l'n the drawings, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the different viewsv Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved machine showing the parts thereof in normal or released position;

Figure 2, a horizontal section on 'the lineA 2-2 of Figure 1 showing the parts of the machine moved to al position clamping3 a c onnecting rod in position to have a caring supplied thereto;

VFigure 3, a front elevation of the inachine, partly in section and with the die element removed;

Figure 4,7a Vsection on the line 4-4 of Figure`2; and

Figure 5, a section4 on the line 5-5.of

, Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 10 designates a base plate including bottom and end portions 11 and 12, respectively, the former being horizontally disposed and adapted to be Secured to a suitable support such as a work bench, and the latter being vertically disposed and carrying on its outer face a die 13.

The die 13 is of semi-cylindrical shape respectively, lof the land is provided at its ends with flanges 1 4 that extend outward beyon'd its intermediate body portion, one flange, the upper, being provided with one or more recesses or open- 'ings as indicated at 15 for a purpose that will later appear. Y

The distance between the flanges 14 is slightly greater than the width of the end portlon 16 of a connecting rod 17 that is adapted to be su plied with a bearing, and

likewise the bo y portion of the die is formed slightly, smaller than the bearing receiving 'recess in the end of the connecting rod, so that 'when the latter is properly positioned with respect to the machina, it will be spaced both i'ntermediately and at its` sides from the body pprtionand end flanges,

e the space thus provided being adapted to receive molten metal *that is poured through the opening oropenmgs 15 1n the upper flange 14, 'whereby a y bearing 18 is formedcorresponding in size and shape to said space., l y

As in the machine of my prior patent,my

-V present 'machine includes mechanism vforl clamping and holding a connecting' rod against the base plate in operative'relation to the die 13 durin' formation of a bearing, and for ejecting t e connecting rod from the machine after the bearing has been formed and the clamping force .0n the rod .has been removed. This mechanism inf cludes a pair of dogs 19 and 20 in the form of headed pins located one to either side of the die 13 and slidable through openings in the vertical portion 12 'of the base plate, lsaid pins being connectedtogether atV their inner ends for simultaneous movement by a bar. 21 and having their adjacent faces towards their outer headed ends cut away to provide.

shoulders 22, the heads of said pins being engageable with a connecting rod as shown,

inl Figure 2 to clamp same againstthe base plate when inward movement is imparted' vto the bar 21, and the shoulders 22, which underlie the connecting rod when .it is clamped against the baseplate, being engageable with the rod to force the same mounted a block 25, while on the rod rearwardly of saidblock is formed a flange 26,-

and between said block and flange 1s arranged an expansion coil spring 27 that re? act omthe flange toyproject the block forwardly. A pair of links 28, 28 are pivoted at their forward ends to the sides of the block and at their rear ends are pivoted tore pair of relatively short Vlinks 29, 29 that in turn are pivotally connected to the standard 24 and are connected together by a yoke 30 provided with a handle 31 whereby the links 29, 29 may be rotated to project and retract the links ,28, 28 by a toggle action as is apparent. By this arangement it is thus ap arent thatwhen the handle 31 is swung orward to-theposition of Figure 1, the links 28, 28 will be projected forward and contact at their forward ends with the bar 21 and thus move said bar and with it the dogs 19, 2O to effect release of a connectingrod held by said dogs and at the same time, throu h shoulders 22, effect positive ejection of t e connecting rod from the machine.

On the other hand, when a connecting lrod is disposed operatively with respect tothe die 13 and the handle 31' is swung to the'rear, the `block/25 also will be movedto the rear and as a consequence the spring'27 willl be compressed against liange 26 with the result that the rod 23 and bar 21 and with the latter the dogs 19, 20 will be drawn rearwardly, .whereby `the 'connecting rod will be clamped against the base plate as shown in Figure 2. From this arrangement it is manifest that equal ovements of the operating handle 31 majiniesult in different movements ofthe dogs 19, 20 becauseof the interposition'of the spring 27 between the block 25 and the liange 26, so thatrconnecting rodsorvother pieces of work that are of diiferent thiclmess may be l clamped against the base plate by the same members 32, 32 one of which normally is disposed above and the other below the die.

Each of these members is provided with a ,pair of studs orpins'33 that extend thro-ugh vertically disposed slots 34 in the portion 12 of the base plate and that are surrounded by coil springs 34-` reacting .from the, rear :face of portion'12 of the base plate'. against nuts threaded on the ends of said pinsor .studs to draw the members into engagement withthe outerface of portion 12, thereby to frictionall retain the members in any vertically adjustedl position within the limits delined by the length of the slots A semi-circular recess is formed in each me1nber 32, 32 and bushings 35 of different sizes 32 around the end portions 14 of dies 13 of W different sizes may be secured.

The dies 13 of different sizes are equipped with studs 36 engageable through openings 37 in the portion 12 of the base plate and on these studs nuts are adapted to be threaded as shown in Figure 2 to retain the dies against said'portion 12, proper positioningof a selected die with respect to the dogs 19, 2U and the members :32, 32 being. assured by dowel pins 37 that project from the portion 12 and that are engageable within openings similarly located in each.` die to receive them.

lVhere dies 13 and members 32 of di'erent sizes are used to adapt the machine for operation on connecting rods of dierent vsizes, it is desirable that' provision be made whereby-the dogs or` pins 19, 20 may be adjustfed to proper position with respect to a selected die, and to this end the openings -38 in the portion 12 of the base plate and the openings 39 inthe bar 21 through which the dogs or pins extend are elongated transversely ot the machine, the elongation of said openings permitting the dogs or pins to be moved towards andaway from the die as is manifest.

At their inner ends the dogs or pins 19,

2O are provided with reduced'threaded extensions that are passed through the elongated openings 39 in the bar 21, said reduced extensions formin shoulders that .are engagea-ble with the orward face of the bar at theedges of said openings, and nuts 40 are threaded on said reduced extensions to clamp said shoulders against the bar and-thus lock the lugs or pins in adjusted positions with respect thereto. n

The openings 38 are formed of greater width than the diameter of the dogs or pins 19, 2O and the latter are passed through guide bushing members 41 that in turn exs tend through said'openings 38 and atv their orwardends ai'e threaded into platos 42, 42 respectively, slidably litted into a channel 43 formed in and extending transversely across the front face of the portion.12, of the base plate. At their rear ends said bushing members are provided with flanged' heads engageable with the rear face of portion 12, so that by tightening said bushings` the vplates 42, 42 are clamped against the portion 12 and held against sliding movement ioo with the result that the guide bushings also are locked against sliding movement, while .on the other hand, by loosening said bushings the clamping forces on the plates 42, 42

are'=emoved andthe latter may be moved to adjust thebushmgs through the elongated openings 38.. Preferably graduations are formed on the plates42, 42 for cooperation lll with tired points or lines on the portion l2,

so that equal adjustments of the respective plates may quickly and accurately be etl'ected.

To assure accurate positioning of a connecting rod with respect to a die 13 merelj7 -the plates 42, 42, it is manifest that adjustments thereof are eiiected simultaneously with movements of the plates to adjust the positions of the dogs or pins 19', 20.

lclaim:

l. A machine of the character described comprising a base plate, a die carried thereby, mechanism for clamping a piece of work in operative relation to said die, and dowel pins adjacent to said-die engageable within openings in the piece of work to position the latter accurately with respect to said die.

2. A machine of the character described comprising a base plate, means whereby dies of different sizes may be secured thereto, means for clamping a piece of work in operative relation to a die Asecured to said base plate, means whereby said clamping means may be adjusted to predetermined relation with dies of different sizes, dowel pins engageable within openings in the piece of work to position the lat-ter -with respect to a die carried by the base plate, and means for adjusting said dowel pins to predetermined relation with dies of different sizes.v

3. A machine of the character described comprising a base plate, means for clamping a piece of work in operative relation to a die carried by said base plate, dowel pins supported by said base plate and engageable within openings in a piece of work to position the latter correctly with respect to a die on said base plate, and means for adj usting said ddwel pins to position correctly pieces of work of different sizes.

4. A machine of the character described comprising a base plate provided with means whereby a die may be secured thereto, means for clamping a. piece of work in operative relation to ad1e secured to Said base plate, a pair of members movable across said base plate towards and awayjfrom a die secured thereto, and dowel pins carried by said members engageable within openings in a piece of work to position the latter correctly with respect to said die.

5. A machine of the character described comprising a base plate, means whereby dies of different sizes may be secured thereto, a pair of plates slidable across said base plate towards and away from a die secured to the base plate, work clamping dogs extending through said plates and movable therewith", and means for operating said dogs to clamp a piece of work in operative relation to a die secured to the base plate.

6. A machine of the character described comprising a base plate, means whereby dies of different sizes may be secured thereto, a pai-r of plates slidable across said base plate towards and away from a die secured to the base plate, said base plate having elongated openings formed therein, bushings extending through said openings and threaded into said slidable plates, clamping dogs extending through said bushings into position to clamp a piece of work operatively with respect to a die secured to the base plate, and means for operating said clamping dogs.

7. A machine of the character described comprising a base plate, means whereby dies ot different sizes may be secured there.- to, a pair of members adjustable across said base plate towards and from a die secured thereto, work clamping dogs extending through said members and movable therewith, means for securing said members in adjusted positions, and means for operating said dogs.

8. A machine of the character described comprising a base plate, means whereby dies of different sizes may be secured thereto, a pair of plat-es adjustable across said base plate towards and away from a die secured thereto, said base plate having elongated openings therein, work clamping dogs slidable through said plates and extending through the elongated openings in said base plate, means for securing said plates in adjusted positions, means for operating said dogs including a bar having slots therein through which said dogs extend, and means for securing said dogs in adjusted positions along the slots in said bar.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix my signature. i

EvERE'rTE A. wATKrNs. 

